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In addition to the meeting with WLFI co-founders, CZ also met with Bilal Bin Saqib, CEO of the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC). This discussion came on the heels of WLFI’s recent collaboration with PCC, which signed a letter of intent to boost blockchain development, stablecoin adoption, and the expansion of DeFi in Pakistan https://realitypms.com/crypto/bitcoin/. CZ had also joined PCC as a strategic advisor in early April, further solidifying his commitment to emerging markets.
Witkoff emphasized that “the future belongs to the builders, not the bystanders,” highlighting that the initiative is just beginning. The discussion also aimed at exploring ways to push the crypto sector into its next growth phase.
Atkins, who has worked with crypto firms in recent years, has widely been expected to take a softer tack with the industry. The agency’s previous chair, Gary Gensler, had targeted what he described as widespread noncompliance of the industry with U.S. securities laws.
Cryptocurrency news april 30 2025
Kentucky enacts framework for digital assets and blockchain. On March 24, Kentucky enacted HB 701, establishing a framework for the treatment of digital assets and blockchain under state law. The new law defines terms relating to blockchain technology; allows individuals to use digital assets and self-hosted wallets; prohibits local zoning changes that discriminate against a digital asset mining business; provides guidelines for operation of a node; amends state law to exclude home digital asset mining, digital asset mining business, and the operation of a node from money transmitter license requirements; and provides that digital asset mining or staking as a service shall not be deemed to be offering or selling a security.
SEC and DOJ dismiss securities fraud case against BitClout founder. On February 28, federal prosecutors on behalf of the DOJ and the SEC voluntarily dismissed their case against Nader Al-Naji, founder of the crypto social network platform BitClout. The SEC and the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York had charged Al-Naji with lying to a venture capital firm about how decentralized his token-based social network really was. Al-Naji faced wire fraud allegations and separate civil charges that he defrauded investors by claiming that he would not benefit from the proceeds of his token sales, while allegedly spending millions of dollars from the token offering on himself and his family members.
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Following a surge in BTC’s short ratio, long positions have once again recovered, per data retrieved by Finbold from CoinGlass — but a closer look at the chart above reveals a worrying decline in volume accompanying moves to the upside, signaling that the bulls will have a tough time ahead.
Bitcoin purchases by public companies have been one consistent source of demand. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), which pioneered corporate Bitcoin investing, purchased another 25k Bitcoin (~$2.4bn) during April. Strategy now holds roughly 3% of the circulating supply valued at more than $50bn. Separately, a consortium including Tether, Bitfinex, Softbank, and Cantor Fitzgerald announced the creation of Twenty One Capital, a new company initially capitalized with 42,000 Bitcoin. At that size Twenty One Capital would have the third-largest Bitcoin portfolio among public companies, after Strategy and Bitcoin miner MARA. The company will go public through a SPAC (special-purpose acquisition company), which currently trades as Cantor Equity Partners (ticker: CEP).
Bitcoin (BTC) has been on a slow recovery since mid-March. Moves to the upside are limited, and at present, involve multiple unsuccessful attempts to breach local resistance levels before a decisive break ultimately occurs.
Cryptocurrency news april 2025
President Trump signs bill overturning IRS DeFi broker rule. On April 10, President Trump signed into law a Congressional Review Act of Disapproval (CRA) to overturn the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Digital Assets Sale and Exchanges Rule, otherwise known as the “DeFi broker rule.” The DeFi broker rule previously required digital asset “brokers” to report to the IRS certain decentralized finance (DeFi) transactions conducted on their platforms. The rule defined “brokers” to include DeFi platforms, which typically are unable to collect from users the information required by the rule. The CRA prohibits any future administration from issuing similar rules without new legislation. For more information on the DeFi broker rule, see our January 2025 issue.
Throughout April 2025, Bitcoin exhibited significant price swings, fluctuating between $76,000 and $95,000. After hitting a low of $76,000 on April 8, BTC rebounded to $88,500, then peaked at $91,740 on April 22—its highest level since March.
California DFPI partners with state DOJ against crypto scams. On March 10, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that “through its nationally-recognized Crypto Scam Tracker and a new partnership with the California Department of Justice (DOJ), the state has shut down more than 26 different crypto scam websites and uncovered $4.6 million in consumer losses.” Additionally, “the DFPI has also identified seven new scam types based on more than 2,668 complaints submitted by consumers in California and from across the U.S. in 2024.” The scam types include scams related to bitcoin mining, gaming, jobs, giveaways, and investments.
FinCEN notes FATF identifies jurisdictions with AML/CFT deficiencies. On February 26, FinCEN announced that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) updated its lists of jurisdictions with strategic anti-money laundering (AML), countering the financing of terrorism (CFT), and countering the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (CPF) deficiencies at the conclusion of its plenary meeting this month. FinCEN informed US financial institutions to consider FATF’s stance toward these jurisdictions when reviewing their obligations and risk-based policies, procedures, and practices. FATF added Laos and Nepal to its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring and removed the Philippines from that list. Additionally, FATF’s list of high-risk jurisdictions subject to a call for action remains the same (Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Burma).
California DFPI issues proposed regulations on DFAL. On April 4, the California DFPI issued proposed regulations to implement the state Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL), which requires digital asset companies operating in the state to obtain a license, maintain records, and submit reports to the state. Among other things, the regulations exempt from the state money transmission act “any money transmission of legal tender occurring in, associated with, or related to the normal, typical, or customary performance of digital financial asset business activity.” Comments must be submitted by May 19.
